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  1. Mike Sixel
    I literally said the jury is out...... And it looks promising. But what transactions have they done TR wouldn't, since I was talking about transactions?
  2. Mike Sixel
    That was his point
  3. Mike Sixel
    I love being told how to be a fan..... As for not loving patience, this isn't car shopping. Every good player that goes off the board is one less opportunity to improve. I'm not worried yet, but I am beginning to worry. Two (edit, three I guess) other points.....progress and success in sports isn't linear. Just because they were good last year doesn't mean they'll be good next year. Nearly everyone seems to be forgetting the yo yo record over the last 4 years. Every hitter was better than expected (except one) last year. 4 of their 5 starting pitchers were healthy nearly all year (though Perez was bad). Nearly every relief pitcher was better. This isn't their first chance to get better when the team is good. They did the bare minimum at the break last year. Also, you don't have to wait to sign multi year contracts until the team is good, one way to get good is to sign a guy the year before you expect to be good. The jury is out on this FO. So far, I think it is promising. But we really haven't seen them do anything different than the previous FO, other than sell faster (Pressley and Nick Anderson come to mind). None of their acquisitions have been things TR wouldn't have done. So, it is kind of hard to see how anything has really changed.
  4. Mike Sixel
    I thought he'd get a minor league deal.
  5. Mike Sixel
    Mind. Boggling.
  6. Mike Sixel
    That's not how sports' franchises generally work......it is pretty much year to year. edit: mostly ninja'd, so I shortened this reply.
  7. Mike Sixel
    odo was not a free agent...but he did decide to stay for $17MM. I think he regrets that, given the market.... (not that he regrets staying here, but it looks like he'd have gotten PAID).
  8. Mike Sixel
    Progress isn't linear. Berrios was a legit number 2 last year, I have no idea what you want/expect from him. With a tiny bit of improvement, he'd be one of the 10 best starters in baseball. That said, those stats look pretty consistent, so we just might have to settle for 4.x fWAR a year from him, and him being one of the 20 or so best pitchers in the game......../s
  9. Mike Sixel
    I was trying to think of how a trade like this would work. Year three is the bummer year of the deal..... Twins could send Eddie to someone else, that team sends a prospect to Boston (not a highly ranked one) and MN gets Price. MN adds a lot to the budget, Boston cuts a lot and gets a 40 FV prospect or so, and another team gets Eddie. If Price makes 20 or so starts a year and is good, that's a good trade. Big if.
  10. Mike Sixel
    Just cut him in year 4. You've spent less money in the first three years. It's much better for the team that way, much. Unless it bumps them up against a budget in year 4 for some reason.
  11. Mike Sixel
    And Martin Perez might not have a major league job. It cuts both ways.
  12. Mike Sixel
    No, but the Twins decided to sign Pineda.......and he comes with that baggage. IF they are willing to cut bait in spring training, I'm fine with this idea. I'm not fine with it if they stick with them to start the year, and they look anything like they did last year.
  13. Mike Sixel
    but they could be worse, and in the meantime, you've likely given them all of Pineda's missed starts. You might miss out on giving a chance to a guy that turns out to be good right now, at no money...... Like Arraez last year, one of those guys might surprise us and turn out to be ready right away.....
  14. Mike Sixel
    Odorizzi says hi.......
  15. Mike Sixel
    which false narrative, exactly? And, isn't this a thread about free agency?
  16. Mike Sixel
    Good stuff, I like the 3 year 85 better than the 4 year 100.....
  17. Mike Sixel
    I don't agree at all that the contracts are silly. Go look at the numbers on fangraphs, and the probable outcomes achieved. I'd go 4/100, but man I'd be nervous about his health. I just don't see a lot of realistic trade options out there as alternatives. I wouldn't like the length, but this team hasn't got many pitchers under control past this year that have MLB experience...... That number is low enough that they can eat it near the end as he tails off, and as revenues rise over time.....and Cruz and Rosario come off the books.
  18. Mike Sixel
    I never said pretty much any of what you are attributing to me here.....I've repeatedly said we'll see what happens. The reason fans look at payroll is because signing free agents is one way to get better, and they only cost money, not prospects. I'm assuming that was a rhetorical question, though.
  19. Mike Sixel
    Did you see what Pham went for? And he's been a better hitter than Rosario for a few years now.
  20. Mike Sixel
    which is why I said we'll see what happens.......and I've said that over and over in my posts......
  21. Mike Sixel
    I think fans expect a team that is contending not to cut payroll by tens of millions.......which they are on pace to do right now. They have 30-40 million, and there are good FA pitchers out there.....we'll see what happens with the two or three remaining most likely to be impact starting pitchers. mike sixel 12:30 Are the Twins going to sit out major FA again this year, despite sitting on 30-40MM in payroll space? Who will acquire the better pitcher the rest of this off season, the Twins or White Sox? Dan Szymborski 12:31 I suspect so. I was disappointed they didn't go after Corbin last year. Sure, they had a fine year, but they *cut* payroll from Mauer's last year
  22. Mike Sixel
    Not if the Mets are trying to win. And, they played in the best division in the game, and played well last year. No way they should be dealing one of those guys.
  23. Mike Sixel
    the rule five draft has been pretty much a non-factor since they changed the rules. I have no idea why people here get so worried about it anymore.
  24. Mike Sixel
    So, what player that is available has been great against the Yankees?
  25. Mike Sixel
    I think the Yankees are finally back into spending for a few reasons: 1. The Red Sox are down. 2. No one else in the AL looks great, as Houston is down Cole and the Central teams don't scare them, and the Angels have no pitching. 3, They have always wanted Cole. It looks like the Yankees could be quite good this year, with Severino there for a full year....
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